Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-11-26
NEST AND SOUTH.

In the neighborhood of Hillsboro, Ill, for
est fires were again raging on the 18th, and
Gresham and Nashville townships were
suffering greatly.
A MEETING of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held at
Nashville Tenn, on the 18th. An address
was delivered by Miss Willard, who urged
that the Prohibition party should declare
as Its ultimate aim two amendments to the
National constitution, one establishing
universal prohibition and the other en-
franchising women.
THOMAS GREEN, correspondent of a Gin
cinnad paper, in political quarrel on the
10th at Lexington, KY, shot and killed Lew
Baldwin, of Nicholasville, Ky.
The inquest on the body of Louis Lingg,
the Chicago Anarchist, resulted on the 10th
in q verdict of death caused by the explo-
sion of dynamite cartridge fred with sui
cidal intent How he got possession of the
cartridge it was impossible for the jury to
decide.
AN explosion in the Hancock Chemical
Company's packing house for dynamite at
Ishpeming, Mich, blew six men to pieces on
the 10Th. No trace of the men or building
was found, such was the force of the shock
AFRE in Newvadaville. Col, on the 18th
burned forty buildings,
The following suicides were reported on
the 18th: John Reynolds, at Pleasanton,
Ia, for fear of arrest; Mrs II. Hartley, at
Nebraska City, Neb., owing to a quarrel
with her husband; Mrs George Mcpherson,
at Des Moines, Ia, cause unknown, and
Captain A. Il Mills, at Detroit, Mich, after
killing Mrs. Austin Rising, with whom he
was infatuated.
A FIRE set by burglars, who blew open a
safe and stole $12, 900, nearly wiped out
| Tompinsville, the county seat of Monroe
County, Ky, on the 18th. The court house
was burned with all of the county records.
Al Decatur, Ala, an entire business block
was burned out on the 18th. Loss, $780,
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Two PAUPERs named billiard and Anna
Bruins, living in Indianapolis, Ind, received
notice on the 18th of q legacy of 81 ,OOO,-
600. The property was bequeathed them
by Thomas Andrews, of Pennsylvania, the
adopted father Of Mrs Bruins
AT Calera, Ala, six Mormon elders were
talred and feathered on the 18th and
chased into the woods by indignant citizens,
who threatened them with death if they
returned
barns OF the Burnett House at Lima, O.,
SSSAAAS AoooSEl Ella 11O4SSS, W11lCu
would aggregate $4,000
NEAR Alton, Ill, extensive forest fires were
raging on the 17th and prairie fires were
causing great damage to farms in the y1cin-
ity of Vandalia.
AT Memphis, Tenn, fire on the 18th
destroyed the buildings Of the Merchants
Cotton Compress and Storage Company
with Is, 200 bales of cotton and several
congresses Loss, 100000.
TEE richest gold ledge ever found in this
country was discovered recently near Pres
colt, A T. The ledge could be traced for
nearly two miles and the quartz rock taken
out was on the / 9TH said to average $780,
600 a ton.
TIE steamer Arizona, valued at $780,
900, was burned to the waters edge at
Marquette, Mich, on the 18th. Her crew
was saved
TILE mayor Of San Antonio, Tex, Byran
Callagan, was indicted on the 18th fol
throwing stale eggs at the speakers in pro-
hibition meeting
Two NEGROES were on the 18th given fifty
lashes on the bare back at Lancaster, 8 g.,
for robbing store
At the Hecla mine at Ishpeming. Mich. on